Press release

Thu, Jun 13th 2013 01:20 pm

More
than 2 million families have positively changed their financial future through
Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. Updated in summer 2012, the now
nine-week course provides families and individuals with practical tools to gain
control of their finances and set themselves up for long-term financial
success. The course meets once a week where a different lesson is taught by Ramsey
on DVD followed by a small-group discussion. Lessons include budgeting,
relationships and money, getting out of debt, saving for emergencies and
investing.

FPU
will be held in Grand Island at Bible Fellowship Center, 1136 Baseline Road. Classes
will begin Sunday, July 14, at 6:30 p.m. Contact Joe Woodell at 315-221-1988
for more information or to register.

Since
its inception in 1994, FPU has helped more than 1.5 million families positively
change their financial future. Through common-sense principles and small-group
accountability, FPU gives people the tools they need to change their behavior
and succeed financially. On average, families who complete FPU pay off $5,300
and save $2,700 in the first 90 days. Following the class, nearly 94 percent of
those families budget regularly.

"FPU
will not only transform the way you handle money, but also your marriage and other
areas of your life," Ramsey said. "This isn't a boring financial class. We make
learning about money fun and easy to understand so people in every situation
can benefit from the information."

Ramsey
knows first-hand the pain that financial stress can cause. After creating a net
worth of more than $1 million by age 26, he quickly lost it all. Since then,
Ramsey has helped families and individuals across the country learn how to get
control of their finances and avoid debt so they don't have to experience the
same pain he did.

The
revised FPU will be offered through churches and community centers. After
purchasing a membership, each participant receives a workbook, "Dave Ramsey's
Complete Guide to Money," an envelope system and an audio CD library.
Participants will also have access to budgeting forms and MP3s of all the
lessons.

Ramsey
is a trusted voice on money and business. He's authored four New York Times
best-selling books: "Financial Peace," "More Than Enough," "The Total Money Makeover"
and "EntreLeadership." "The Dave Ramsey Show" is heard by more than 6 million
listeners each week on more than 500 radio stations and iHeartRadio.